Protection of Information
The Tioga Central Railroad values the trust its customers place in the company. Accordingly, The Tioga Central Railroad adheres to the highest ethical standards in gathering, using, and safeguarding customer information that is entrusted to the company.
Use and Collection of Information
The Tioga Central Railroad does not rent, sell, or exchange information about its customers. Access to information about the Tioga Central Railroad customers is restricted to the the Tioga Central Railroad family of business. Third parties that need access to the Tioga Central Railroad customer information in order to provide operational or other support services to the Tioga Central Railroad must agree to safeguard customer information in strict compliance with the Tioga Central Railroad policy.
The Tioga Central Railroad gathers only the customer information that is needed to administer its business, provide superior service, and communicate offers on merchandise and services that the Tioga Central Railroad believes will be of interest to its customers.
The Tioga Central Railroad limits access to customer information to those employees who need it to carry out their business functions. The Tioga Central Railroad educates its employees about the Tioga Central Railroad policies and practices in regard to safeguarding customer information; preventing its unauthorized access, use or disclosure; and, ensuring its proper handling.
Accuracy and Security of Information
The Tioga Central Railroad makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the customer information it maintains is accurate, timely, and secure.
The Tioga Central Railroad will monitor and adopt, as appropriate, new technological developments that are designed to aid in ensuring the accuracy and security of customer information.
The Tioga Central Railroad enforces its policies in regard to gathering, access, and use of personal customer information by its employees and authorized third parties.
Personally Identifiable Information
The Tioga Central Railroad Website collects personally identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) from website visitors only when visitors voluntarily provide such information to the Tioga Central Railroad. Visitors who do not want their personally identifiable information collected online are asked not to submit such information to the Tioga Central Railroad.
The Tioga Central Railroad Website visitors are informed that when they provide the Tioga Central Railroad with personally identifiable information online, that information is kept within the the Tioga Central Railroad family of business. Visitors are further informed that, unless specifically stated otherwise, the personally identifiable information may be stored and used by the Tioga Central Railroad to better understand its customers' needs, to improve the Tioga Central Railroad products and services, and to contact customers regarding offers that may be of interest to them.
If the Tioga Central Railroad Website visitors previously provided their e-mail addresses to the Tioga Central Railroad and would like to have their e-mail addresses removed from the Tioga Central Railroad e-mail mailing lists, the Tioga Central Railroad asks them to send an e-mail message to www.tiogacentral.com/contact/form.php. The Tioga Central Railroad informs such visitors that it will use reasonable efforts to delete their e-mail addresses from its existing files.
Children
The Tioga Central Railroad has no intention of collecting personally identifiable information (name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) from children (individuals under the age of 13) online and using that information for marketing purposes. Where appropriate, the Tioga Central Railroad will specifically instruct children not to submit such information on the Tioga Central Railroad Web sites.
If a child has provided the Tioga Central Railroad with an e-mail address, the Tioga Central Railroad asks that a parent or guardian of the child contact the Tioga Central Railroad at www.tiogacentral.com/contact/form.php if they would like the e-mail address deleted from the Tioga Central Railroad e-mail mailing lists. The Tioga Central Railroad informs customers that it will use reasonable efforts to delete such e-mail addresses from its existing files.
Personally Identifiable Information Collected Automatically
The Tioga Central Railroad Website may collect information from Website visitors that is not personally-identifiable, including the visitor's operating system, browser, domain name, and the specific web pages on the the Tioga Central Railroad Website that are accessed or visited. the Tioga Central Railroad only collects this information in the aggregate, and only uses it to improve the Tioga Central Railroad Websites.
Information Placed Automatically on Visitors' Computers
The Tioga Central Railroad informs Website visitors that when they visit the Tioga Central Railroad Websites, The Tioga Central Railroad may store some information on the visitor's computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file. These files allow the Tioga Central Railroad to tailor a Website to reflect a customer's listed or historical preferences. Most Web browsers allow Web users to exercise control over such files on their computers by erasing them, blocking them, or notifying the user when such a file is stored. The Tioga Central Railroad Website visitors are asked to refer to their browser's instructions to learn about those functions.